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DAILY TELEGRAPH – OBITUARY WING COMMANDER BRANSE BURBRIDGE

Burbridge was the most successful British and Commonwealth night fighter pilot of World War Two. With his navigator, Flight Lieutenant Bill Skelton, he destroyed 21 enemy aircraft and three V-1 flying bombs. On one sortie in support of a Bomber Command raid, the pair destroyed four aircraft . His exploits were recognised by the award of two DSOs and two DFCs. He devoted the rest of his life to his Christian beliefs with the Scripture Union.